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vice president joe biden meets today with the nra and wal-mart that is set to be a pretty contentious meeting. two powerhouses in the gun industryer this, but biden's comments got gun owners fired up yesterday. here is some of that. >> the president is going to act. there are executive orders, there are executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what it will be yet but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action we believe that is required. bill: this is top pick a, now. stephen hayes, senior writer "weekly standard." good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: what type of order would fit an executive mandate in this case? >> there are a couple different things the white house is considering. one would be harvesting the information already available to a wide variety of government agencies and passing that onto the fbi for inclusion in its database about who can and can not buy guns. things that would indicate mental health problems, what have you. i think there are also potentially looki
vice president joe biden meets today with the nra and wal-mart that is set to be a pretty contentious meeting. two powerhouses in the gun industryer this, but biden's comments got gun owners fired up yesterday. here is some of that. >> the president is going to act. there are executive orders, there are executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what it will be yet but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and rest of the cabinet members as well as...
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the nra, and i also don't think the nra is representative of being pro-gun. i'm pro-gun. i don't, like --. bill: alaska girl. >> i grew up in a house filled with guns. i learned to shoot when i was young. i don't, nra is on a different level. they go after both parties. that is not a republican organization. bill: your argument, the administration is going to make. they are going to say you need a comprehensive solution to help prevent things like that from happening again. >> that's right, they do. bill: can they sell that. >> that is absolutely true. one of my concerns they're trying to sell gun control as some sort of a panacea. they say let's have this comprehensive solution, looking at violence in entertainment culture and mental health and school safety and clinton era position that would deputize people to have a firearm they're only giving specific ideas of changing gun control laws. its much more comprehensive solution. we need to hear what that includes. bill: more than a 30 round clip. kirsten, give you the last word. >> i agree you have to look at mental healt
the nra, and i also don't think the nra is representative of being pro-gun. i'm pro-gun. i don't, like --. bill: alaska girl. >> i grew up in a house filled with guns. i learned to shoot when i was young. i don't, nra is on a different level. they go after both parties. that is not a republican organization. bill: your argument, the administration is going to make. they are going to say you need a comprehensive solution to help prevent things like that from happening again. >>...
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the nra, martha, believes the root of the problem is mental illness. therefore it is pushing for a measure to keep guns out of the hands of those who have been adjudicated as people with mental illness problems. >> i think it is a false security to think that somehow we're going to spot problems when there is really know way to spot these problems. some of the most horrendous of the mass murders that occurred recently including the one in newtown would not have been stopped by a background check. the gun is stolen. the person has no prior criminal record. >> reporter: martha, let's keep in mind what happened in newtown, that tragedy that shocked us all that happened exactly one month ago, the president promises to use the full extent of his power to put something in place that will address gun violence in america. meaning, martha, he could possibly use an executive order to implement some tougher measures. martha: it has been suggested he might do just that. kelly, thank you very much. kelly wright in d.c.. >> reporter: sure. bill: we'll talk later thi
the nra, martha, believes the root of the problem is mental illness. therefore it is pushing for a measure to keep guns out of the hands of those who have been adjudicated as people with mental illness problems. >> i think it is a false security to think that somehow we're going to spot problems when there is really know way to spot these problems. some of the most horrendous of the mass murders that occurred recently including the one in newtown would not have been stopped by a...
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we talked to nra too. we got what we expected. bill: to that end, do you believe their minds were made up on what proposals they would pursue? >> sure they were. bill: what does it mean then, the fight of the century? define that. >> when you get into a battle in congress or in a battle generally over something as fundamental as the right to keep and air arms under the constitution, where the president, who says, that he is going to devote as much political capital as necessary to achieve his goals, that's a big fight. this is going to be a big fight. we've been through this before and we're happy that it he is going to be debated with the public because we think the public in the end, i always operated under the assumption that members of the public are smarter than the politicians anyway but when this debate is finished, i'm convinced that we're not going to be as badly off as the president would like to see. bill: that is interesting. i want to talk a few things here quickly about an ad that was released. you heard jay carney.
we talked to nra too. we got what we expected. bill: to that end, do you believe their minds were made up on what proposals they would pursue? >> sure they were. bill: what does it mean then, the fight of the century? define that. >> when you get into a battle in congress or in a battle generally over something as fundamental as the right to keep and air arms under the constitution, where the president, who says, that he is going to devote as much political capital as necessary to...
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he will meet with the nra. gun rights advocates have been very clear that they are dug in on this issue, right. >> reporter: the nra has agreed to send a representative t who is going there to listen. there is a circling of the wagons around the second amendment. various groups are mobilizing politically to try to block anything that might infringe on the second amendment. new groups have just proclaimed january 19th gun appreciation today and they are now formally urging americans nationwide to show their support for gun ownership by turning out in mass at the gun stores, gun ranges and gun shows all over the country to build the defense of the second amendment. when congress gets back from their vacation right now there is a awful lot on the agenda. the ceiling r-r, the sequester, and unpopular legislation. adding a gun debate to that could be a tough thing to do. martha: back to reality for them. thank you very much, carl. bill: this city council believes that more guns will equal less crime. spring city uta
he will meet with the nra. gun rights advocates have been very clear that they are dug in on this issue, right. >> reporter: the nra has agreed to send a representative t who is going there to listen. there is a circling of the wagons around the second amendment. various groups are mobilizing politically to try to block anything that might infringe on the second amendment. new groups have just proclaimed january 19th gun appreciation today and they are now formally urging americans...
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they are almost trying to set up a counter balance to the nra. there is an organization called americans nor responsible solutions that they are launching today and they make the argument that until now the gun lobby's political contributions have not been matched by others, that is about to change, no longer is what they write, is that how you see it? >> clearly that's their strategy, but again it all comes down to the sort of nuts and bolts of it. what is it that they are proposing? when you get into dash tkaerbg, if you want to create a nation hal database of people who are mentally unstable and shouldn't be getting guns, well do you think maybe that there might be some objection? forget the nra, do you think there might be some objection to epg keeping -- the government keeping a list of mentally unstable people? do you think maybe the aclu, or maybe some other group, psychiatric group might have some objection to the federal government doing that sort of thing stphao. bill: thing? criminals and the mentally ill can easily purchase guns by ae
they are almost trying to set up a counter balance to the nra. there is an organization called americans nor responsible solutions that they are launching today and they make the argument that until now the gun lobby's political contributions have not been matched by others, that is about to change, no longer is what they write, is that how you see it? >> clearly that's their strategy, but again it all comes down to the sort of nuts and bolts of it. what is it that they are proposing?...
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the nra is launching a new iphone app right in the middle of this heated national gun control debate. you can see it on the right hand side of your screen. it simulates someone firing at a shooting range. i'm joined now buyer i can pratt the director of communications for the gun owners of america. eric, welcome back. we spoke to you yesterday, and wanted to have you back on today. thank you very much for coming. >> well thank you so much for having me. martha: the headline in one of the new york papers this morning says a month after the gun slaughter at sandy hook the nra lawn -fpbs the sickist game yet. four years old can now may to hughes an ak-47 to shoot targets that are shaped like coffins. how do you respond to that. you're obviously not with the nra but a supporter. >> what a kid would see with this is no different than what a kid would see if his mom or dad took him to the shooting range. i don't get it with political liberals who believe in teaching kids everything under the sun, including cucumbers and condoms, but when it comes to teaching things that would actually make
the nra is launching a new iphone app right in the middle of this heated national gun control debate. you can see it on the right hand side of your screen. it simulates someone firing at a shooting range. i'm joined now buyer i can pratt the director of communications for the gun owners of america. eric, welcome back. we spoke to you yesterday, and wanted to have you back on today. thank you very much for coming. >> well thank you so much for having me. martha: the headline in one of the...
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i think he is the one that is drinking the kool-aid in terms of the nra and people who are extremists. the president is doing is not exploiting the deaths of young people but i think responding to a terrible massacre, not only the massacre in connecticut at newtown but the shooting of congressman gabby giffords, the shooting at a record can, colorado, at the movie theater, the shooting in wisconsin. we have a situation where the president is responding to a crisis of guns being easily accessible and used in these mass curse and i think it is appropriate that the president would respond. martha: you know, legislatively, ted cruise touched on this as well, this is a very high hurdle. we have a full screen that we want to pull up. these are 11 democratic senators with a or b ratings with the nra, including harry reid said, well i think this will be a little difficult. the president might want to think twice the way he approaches it. i'm mara phrasing it but. >> [ra is bipartisan group of millions of americans want to protect the second amendment and aproves from many senators and house m
i think he is the one that is drinking the kool-aid in terms of the nra and people who are extremists. the president is doing is not exploiting the deaths of young people but i think responding to a terrible massacre, not only the massacre in connecticut at newtown but the shooting of congressman gabby giffords, the shooting at a record can, colorado, at the movie theater, the shooting in wisconsin. we have a situation where the president is responding to a crisis of guns being easily...
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administration to push gun control at a national level and actually fund candidates to counter balance the nra candidates. so if security and armed security is good for him i expect it for that single mother in new york city who is concerned about thugs and wannabe thugs who are going to rob her home. martha: she can legally have a gun and carry it. >> she can have a gun but it's restrictive as to the number of rounds in the magazine. right now nypd the standard issue firearm has 15 round in a magazine. now in new york you can only have seven. i'm sorry, burglars don't just rob homes by themselves. usually they have partners and they are not going to follow any directive, oh, please if you're going to rob this home, just do it by yourself, don't have two or three or four people with you. i think americans not the government should determine how many bullets they need to defend their person, property and family. martha: what do you think his answer would have been if you had got even through with him. why he deserves, and public officials deserve, and i think you're right, and most americans be
administration to push gun control at a national level and actually fund candidates to counter balance the nra candidates. so if security and armed security is good for him i expect it for that single mother in new york city who is concerned about thugs and wannabe thugs who are going to rob her home. martha: she can legally have a gun and carry it. >> she can have a gun but it's restrictive as to the number of rounds in the magazine. right now nypd the standard issue firearm has 15 round...